thank you so much. This is my fist time home building and the architect I hired was no help :( I basically chose it off the internet and he just print it out for me and over charged me for the floor plan. no advice on his part. I'm having anxiety just looking at my kitchen everytime I go to my house and trying to figure out what I can do with it. thank you your advice sure helped me.

Can you post all the dimensions? For example, what are your aisle widths in your kitchen? Can you still move walls in the kitchen a few inches to give you more room in the laundry/pantry area?

they didn't put the dimensions but I remember the plumber telling it's 3 ft

3' aisles are not wide enough to move around. 42" should be bare minimum.

Is this a tract home or a custom home?

yeah I'm very upset how it's coming out to be. it's a custom home .

CP is correct --she knows her stuff and her suggested plan change would really help your kitchen. Post your entire floor plan on the kitchen forum. If this is a custom build it hopefully won't be too expensive to make a few changes in the walls and doors.

Is there a possibility of putting a window in the 32' blank exterior wall?

yes its possible but thats where pantry is at. what are your thoughts

Windows flanking the range would be awesome, as well as windows centered on the octagon, along that same wall.

what wall?

Something like this, but I'd make sure the windows to the right of the octagon were the same size/spacing as the windows above the octagon. :-)

Okay yes I see. I only have 1 window on that side. I can add more windows

dining area

It looks like that window is centered on the octagon, so I wouldn't add another one. But definitely add windows in the kitchen! :-)

Do you think I should extend that awkward wall that divides dining and living room

Were you supposed to have a door, that rests on that wall, when it's open?

I might be missing something, but the drawings don't seem to match the house very well.

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moved my back door to dining . I didn't want my back door on my living room

I would have suggested exactly what CPArtist did. That island needs to be turned!

I would try to add a window on the wall where the stove is. CPartist gave you a great idea on a way to change things around. Having the fridge in the corner like that will make it difficult to open the right side door if it is a side by side.

My thoughts are windows break up large expanses of wall on the exterior and interior. They also let in natural light which helps connect the interior with the exterior, and is good for the soul. Windows play a big role in the architectural design.

Do you have a drafter or a licensed architect?

The horse has already left the barn. Too late to close the door.

It’s kinda important to design a house before it gets built. Change orders at this stage ain’t gonna be cheap or easy.

cp , quick queation. Would I have to walk into my laundry room to get in my pantry ?

Since all your plumbing is in, how about this? I believe the drain and supply lines for the sink could be rerouted under the cabinets. You would need water for the refrigerator.

This gets the kitchen work area all together while maintaining easy access to the pantry.

See her post on the Kitchens Forum for more.

cp , quick queation. Would I have to walk into my laundry room to get in my pantry

Yes which is why I preferred beuhl's version. :)

I believe the drain and supply lines for the sink could be rerouted under the cabinets. You would need water for the refrigerator.

This gets the kitchen work area all together while maintaining easy access to the pantry.

Sorry but that won't work because it makes the island too small to prep on and prepping needs to take place next to a water source, or it should. In fact it doesn't even look like the island is now wide enough for a dishwasher.